Juncus macrandrus Coville In Abrams

Longanther rush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Juncaceae > Juncus

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial, rhizomatous, 2.6--6.5 dm. Rhizomes 1.5--3.5 mm diam. Culms erect, 1.5--3 mm diam. Cataphylls 2, chestnut brown, apex acute. Leaves: basal 2, cauline 1--2, light green; auricles absent; blade 2.5--20.5 cm × 2--3 mm. Inflorescences panicles of 10--50 heads, 4--10 cm, ascending to erect branches; primary bract erect; heads 3--22-flowered, obovoid to hemispheric, 5--11 mm diam. Flowers: tepals dark brown to purplish brown, lanceolate, 3--4 mm, nearly equal; outer tepals acuminate, mucro subulate; inner tepals acuminate or cuspidate, mucro subulate; stamens 6, anthers 2.5--3 times filament length. Capsules included, chestnut brown, 1-locular, oblong, 2.3--3.2 xx--xx mm (including beak), apex acuminate proximal to beak, beak slightly exserted. Seeds obovoid, 0.5--0.6 mm, not tailed.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
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Mature height (meter) 0.26 - 0.65
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-2
Soil acidity 1-5
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

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Juncus macrandrus unspecified picture

Distribution

Juncus macrandrus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:132194-2
WFO ID wfo-0000776837
COL ID 3QTVZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Juncus macrandrus